The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-22

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ara stii pending upon which IL ~ hoped To re-
ceive additional Bl!o tances. When ] assumed
the duties of executive there was s207 6sb. Ii
stand ne against the state. This amount has
been paid by or dits which were allowed the
state upon the read justment oi our claims ganst
the gf neal government for war purposes, for
swamp land indemnity and for per centum of
the salts OF pub c lands prior TO June 80. 1882.
The whole amount of the war tax, in my jufg
ment. should be refunded to the several states,
A measure Is now pending before Congress 10 re-
imburse the several states by Tepaytng such IS
have paid, and crediting such as have not paid.
II this should pass, Wisconsin win receive s5l9,
65s o., out of which the school aud swamp land
funds could be reimbursed for the amounts di-
verted from those funds, and the balance paid in
to the general fund. l would recommend that
the Legislature memorialize congress to pass this
measure.
have also collected the per centum the
sales of public lands for 1885, amounting to S2i,~
20s and on account of swamp land indemnity
t3bo. 20. all OF wblca has been paid into the state
treasury. | expect to be able TO collect from
these sources Tor the years 1854, 1885 and 1885,
100000 more.
CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
The report of the State Board Of supervision
presents very full and satisfactory showing re-
garding the management OF the state institutions
under It's care. The total amount expended by
tember ~, 1856, WAS $685. COS 90 OF the amount
appropriated two years ago for the maintrn nance
and support OF the SIX charitable and penal In,
situations, $500 has been unex pended and will
years ending Inst September, the total mum
Der OF persons cared for In all the
state institutions was 1876 against 3.1zl for the
previous biennial term. Although there has
been an increase of 315 in the number Of perfons
cared for, the current expenses for the biennial
term ending September 10, 1856, were si2,Si tS'
less than for the corresponding term ending Sep
tember 80 1884 While there has been al aver
age decrease IN the per capita cost of managing
Ing So 49, the lowest ever reached there has been
no curtailment, but rather an enlargement OF the
amount Of necessary supplies furnished
The State Hospital for the Insane for 1881 cost
s94 ,547, and for 1856. sg,2 6. the weekly per
capita cost falling off from y3 50 III 1885 TO S. 46
in 1886. The appropriation asked for by the
and above SAL ,s72 per year. which will be received
! from the counties, and the estimated surplus OF
SO. COO from the last appropriation
The Northern Hospital for the Insane cost tor
its maintenance In 1885, Sl2l 536 S. and for 1885,
sl06 IS; decreasing the weekly per capita cost
from 81, % in 1885 to S32l in 1856. The Board OF
Supervision estimates that the appropriation
needed for the institution Tor 1887 and lssS VIII
be sl3o,2sS. besides the estimated surplus of si7
| coo from the appropriation two years ago, and
Si9 300, which viii he received each year iroiD
! the counties.
/ The school for the deaf has a surplus of 5000
/ from the last appropriation, and the Board es.
! Inmates that $4,000 will be required 10 support
/ the school for the coming two year,. The ex-
penses for 1885 S37 hs5. 80, and for 1886, o.
us OF. The population has decreased from 20? in
/ 1885 to l95 in $50, the increase in cost being
/ chargcable TO extra Improvements about the
| buildings by renewals, and by making the corps
OF teachers stronger than ever for the purpose OF
| meeting the demand for more thorough instruc-
! tion in The oral department.
! The school for the blind cost the state Sl9
$3.50 IN 1885, and SIT 1876 in 1856. The aver
sge attendance in 1885 was 62, and in 1886 il had
increased to only G6. The weekly cost per capita
fell OFF from s6.t3 in 1885 20 500 in 1885, 1t VIII
/ be seen that the per capita cost is much greater
than in any other Of the charitable institutions,
/ owing to the fact that the attendance is usually
small, and also because the care and instruction
/ of the blind are more expensive than for any
other class of pupils The board asks foE an ap-
propriation OF si4,250 for the biennial term,
which viii enable it 10 make such needed re-
! pairs as are necessary TO keep the buildings In
| good condition
! The Industrial School for Boys incurred an ex-
/ pense of s45,6l3.27 for 1885, and s4,,e47.4i tor
! 1856, the weekly per capita cost falling Of from
s.. 90 in 1856 10 S.. 80 for last year The annual
cost OF the shops for material and labor, is sti-
mated at So, 500, but the sales therefrom Will an
nualiy meet this expenditure, so that the total
! appropriation recommended by the Board for
! current expenses for the next two years. is
! s7447S. in addition to $4,000 which will be re-
ceived from counties.
The state PRISON had 443 inmates IN 1885. and
! 456 in 1856. The total expense of the prison for
1855 S54 403, and for 1886 S62 1880; the in
! crease being caused by substantial improvements
and the establishment of a hospital. The receipts
! from convict labor were SI9,SS65 81 in 1855. and
S5G 507.f7 in 1886 that the net cost of the pris
on to the state, for the past two years, was Only
/ SlI,2l3.o9.
The contract for the labor of the convicts of the
state prison, under the system adopted some years
/ ago, will expire with the year 1887 Under this
Contract the state furnishes the labor of the con-
viCts by the hour, and retains the manage
/ ment and feeding of the prisoner Should the
! Legislature determine 10 abolish the system now
1 III use, some method should be provided for the
employment the inmates. 1t would be disas-
trous TO the prisoners, we as the state, to
/ dertake TO maintain them in idleness: TEey
/ should work. They should assist certainly in
I paying'the expenses of their keeping. As re-
/ formatory measure, aiso they should be en-
/ ployed. Each should produce according TO his
ability, and receive according to his needs AS
| near as practicable. they should be so employed
/ that their labor or products would not come
| into competition with free labor
! The cost of maintaining The prison during the
continuance of the present contract for the labor
/ will be about $685. of which $4,000 Will be
| received from convict labor, making the ap-
| propriation asked for by the board ST., 500 for
| Within the next two years the prison will be
Tiled 10 its utmost capacity, and II would be wis
! dom on the part OF your honorable body TO take
this question under consideration, and IT II shall
| be thought best TO establish another prison, to
eonsidt the suggestion of the prison warden and
! the recommendation of the board, that the new
! prison be set apart for the Younger convlcts com
mitted for the first offense, with the hope that
! such prison would present the best conditions
for ref rmatory work, as the mixing o. criminals
OF all ages and degrees OF crime is not calculated
/ to work reform among those who most IL ed the
wholesome influence o: a purely reiormatory in
! sttution.
The State Public school for Dependent aud
/ Neglef ted Children was established by authority
! OF chapter 377, laws OF 1883. and was located at
Sparta. Three buildings were erected under the
direction of the State Board of Supervision, and
1 so far the location and improvements have cost
/ s29S67. The Board reports that the indications
! are that within few months the school build
! lngs will be filled to their utmost capacity.
COUNTY ASYLUMs.
There are now organized, under the county
! system fifteen county asylums. and these seem
| to be doing a good work In satisfactory man.
that an anxiety on the par. of local managers and
! superlntendents to make an economical showing
revert to pauper system. This danger is now
! obviated by the rigid state supervision main-
| tained by the State Board of Charities
and Reforms. The power of this board
| is made potent over the several insttu-
| tions by requiring them to bSve the approval OF
| the Board as to the sufciency of their buildings
| and the methods of their management, before
they are entitled to the state aid OF 8 80 per
/ capita per week. The county asylums now COM
/ pleted have capacity for the care OF 22l
/ chronic insane, being sufficient to relieve the
/ overcrowded condition OF the state hospitals, and
/ provide for the care Of the few insane remaining
! in jails and poorhOuses. The total cost Tor cur
rent expenses in these asylums has been, for the
past year, si.7l per pita per week, being cost
to the counties of but 81 cents per capita per week
| above the state approl ration.
The Milwaukee County asylum, which receives
| both acute and chrojic insane, has an uncondi-
tional state appropriation of " 20 per capita per
week.
The State Board of Health have found the state
| free from any dangerous epidemics or wide
spread contagious, and have observed a marked
/ improvement in the sanitary conditions. Asiauc
cholera, which il was feared, would reach our
midst and against which the Legislature, at its
last session, so generously guarded by providing
n contingent appropriation, has fortunately not
appeared upon this continent. The board, how
ever do not consider the possibility Of all danger
as passed, and have asked that the contingent
appropriation be continued another term.
4 INMIGRATION.
The disbursements of the State Board of Immi-
grafton, for the year 1885 we're s3,13S52, and for
1856 were g. CPS 10 The iabors OF the board have
been confined principally to aiding and advising
immigrants arriving: and furnishing information
/ 10 those intending TO imm CRATE The number OF
! persons from abroad seeking homes and employ
ment within our borders has been less than in
previous years, and they have been of much
| better class, with fewer needy ones among them.
FISHERIES.
The disbursements of the commissioners oi
fisheries for 1855, werU Sl2,29i 90 and for lSs6,
si, ,032. SO, and there Is remaining on hand bal
ance OF sl.27490. New buildings have been
! erected, aud many substantial and needed i'm
provements made The distribution of fish fry to
the different localities of the state the past year.
was the larges, of any since the institution has
! been In existence. The commissioners, in their
biennial report, recommend that the appropria-
! tion OF $4,000 per annun be made permanent.
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